Healthcare Whisperer

 Finding the right healthcare team can be a challenge for patients and caregivers.  Ken Farbstein, patient safety advocate, founder of Patient Advocare and author of Getting Your Best Health care: Real-World Stories for Patient Empowerment, will be discussing the best ways to find a care team.  Through caregiver stories and experience, Ken will be providing ways to partner with doctors and nurses, staying safe during  a medical crisis and the general mindset for being an empowered patient.  Ken is passionate about patient safety and started http://www.patientsafetyblog.com , a blog for patient safety stories.  He has worked with hospitals in the Boston area to improve patient safety and decrease medication errors.  He has worked to educate local state representatives on patient safety issues resulting in the enactment of essential laws governing patient safety.  Be sure to listen in.  This show is guaranteed to be informative, uplifting and insightful!

Our guest for this show is Michele Rosenthal, a PTSD survivor and founder of  the website, www.healmyptsd.com.  Her site with over 8,500 visitors a month, is an amazing resource for survivors, caregivers and healing professionals.  She will be discussing her personal journey and healing with PTSD.  She will be offering advise on engaging in your care, organizing your thoughts for care and overcoming the obstacles in the healthcare system.  She can also be heard on her radio show "Your Life After Trauma", Thursday, 7-8PM EST on Seaview Radio or live stream,  http://www.healmyptsd.com/your-life-after-trauma2 Mark this date on your calendar because you won't want to miss this show.     

This week our special guest is Alba Frasco who is currently receiving treatments for breast cancer.  She became an empowered patient when she was misdiagnosed and had to fight the system to get someone to listen to her.  She has great insight into what questions to ask medical professionals, how to trust your instinct and getting a second opinion.  Her determination, courage and humor are amazing and inspiring.   Be sure to listen in and hear her journey through  the cancer world.

The Empowered Patient welcomes Siri Bani Ludlam to the show to discuss how she successfully navigates her mother's nursing home and gets what she needs. Her favorite tip is "Don't take NO for an answer". And that is exactly what she has done to make sure the nursing home is providing the care required. She will also speak to the emotional impact on her and some of the techniques she uses to get through the worst of times. Please tune in and get some valuable information on the world of nursing homes.